Alexander Payne: His Journey in Film

Alexander Payne: His Journey in Film
344 Pages
ISBN 0997266708

The book charts Oscar-winning writer-director Alexander Payne’s rise from brash indie filmmaker to the elite ranks of world cinema. Articles and essays take you deep inside the artist’s creative process. It is the most comprehensive look at Payne and his work to be found anywhere. This new edition includes significant new material related to "Nebraska" and "Downsizing" and the addition of a Discussion Guide with Index for all you film buffs, critics, filmmakers, educators and students. The book is also a great resource for more casual film fans who want a handy Payne primer and trivia goldmine.

The book has received strong praise and positioned Biga as an expert on Payne: “This is without question the single best study of Alexander Payne’s films, as well as the filmmaker himself and his filmmaking process. In charting the first two decades of Payne’s remarkable career, Leo Adam Biga pieces together an indelible portrait of an independent American artist, and one that’s conveyed largely in the filmmaker’s own words. This is an invaluable contribution to film history and criticism – and a sheer pleasure to read as well.” –Thomas Schatz, Film scholar and author ("The Genius of the System")

Leo Adam Biga

About Leo Adam Biga (Omaha, Nebraska Author)

Leo Adam Biga

Author-journalist-blogger Leo Adam Biga resides in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. His articles appear in various newspapers and magazines as well as on his popular blog, leoadambiga.com, and Facebook page, My Inside Stories. His work has been recognized by his peers at the local, regional and national levels. He was the 2015 recipient of the Andy Award for international journalism from his alma mater, the University of Nebraska at Omaha. That grant supported his reporting mission to Uganda and Rwanda, Africa in the company of professional world boxing champion Terence Crawford of Omaha and Pipeline Worldwide director Jamie Nollette.

Biga is the author of several books, including "Alexander Payne: His Journey in Film," now available in a second edition, and "Crossing Bridges: A Priest's Uplifting Life Among the Downtrodden". His latest book is "Nebraska Methodist College at 125: Scaling New Heights" – a history of the Omaha-based college of nursing and allied health.

The writer is developing the Nebraska Screen Heritage Project as a multimedia celebration of native Nebraskans in the film and television industry. He is also developing a book about Omaha's Black Sports Legends.